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medium 5.0

CVE-2005-2370 json

Multiple "memory alignment errors" in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2, Gaim before 1.5.0, and other packages, allows remote attackers…

published 2005-07-26 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2371

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple "memory alignment errors" in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2, Gaim before 1.5.0, and other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bus error) on certain architectures such as SPARC via an incoming message.

Patch / fix

  • kdenetwork RHEL 4 7:3.3.1-2.3
  • kdenetwork-nowlistening RHEL 4 7:3.3.1-2.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:639

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2370 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdenetwork 3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-nowlistening 3.3.1-2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdenetwork 3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-nowlistening 3.3.1-2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdenetwork 3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-nowlistening 3.3.1-2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdenetwork 3.3.1-2.3, kdenetwork-nowlistening 3.3.1-2.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:639

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Exploit prediction

2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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